Creative Courses and Certifications

Mastering Design Thinking in Organizations

Explore how organizations embed design thinking: innovation strategy, leadership as enablement, internal design capabilities, innovative spaces and teams, impact measurement, and combining design thinking with AI.

• openHPI
• 2 weeks, 5 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

Inspirations for Design: A Course on Human-Centered Research

Learn design research methods: spot workarounds and misuses, observe potential users in their context, conduct qualitative interviews, and infer meaning from your findings.

• openHPI
• 5 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Certificate

OVAL-005: Study from Still Life

Study natural and man-made objects through still-life drawing, developing shape, tone, texture, shading, and composition.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

BHC-006 Fashion, Textiles, Product Development and Merchandising

Covers how fashion products move from textile and fabric selection through garment production, merchandising, marketing, and retail.

• Swayam
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Aesthetics of Indian Classical Dances with Special Reference to Kathak

Learn the aesthetics and technique of Kathak: hast mudras, taals, abhinaya and navrasa, gharana styles, gatbhav, and texts like Natya Shastra and Abhinaya Darpan.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

BFDI-072: Basics of Pattern Making and Sewing

Learn to construct garments by taking body measurements, drafting basic blocks, creating patterns, and practicing hand and machine sewing.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Introduction to Sand Art

Learn how sand, water, place, and environment shape the creation of sand art as a visual-art practice.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

BHC-005: Basics of Apparel Industry and Entrepreneurship

A foundational tour of India’s apparel business, from textile production and sourcing to merchandising, e-commerce, and launching a new enterprise.

• Swayam
• 16 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Principles and Formats of Sand Art

Learn to compose, shape, and finish sand artworks in flat, 3D, and 4D formats, including designs that communicate social messages.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Nov 15, 2026
• Free Online Course

Communication of Chinese Costume Art

Trace the cultural flow of Chinese costume art across dynasties and explore how traditional concepts inform contemporary costume design.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Sonidos digitales: síntesis y procesamiento en el computador

Aprende a crear y transformar sonidos digitales mediante filtros, efectos y técnicas de síntesis, culminando en un sintetizador digital o procesador multiefecto.

• Coursera
• 6 weeks, 3 hours a week
• Self-Paced
• Paid Course

School of Visual Arts

Fundamentals of Post-Production

A film comes alive in the edit bay: learn editing workflows, importing and organizing footage, color correction and grading, rendering and outputting, plus sound and trailer cutting.

• Kadenze
• 36 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

School of Visual Arts

Typography in Graphic Design

Choose and combine typefaces: examine stroke widths, x-heights and serif qualities, compose type in words and paragraphs, and trace type history and vernaculars.

• Kadenze
• 24 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

School of Visual Arts

Selling and Protecting Typefaces

License and sell your typefaces: write design briefs and EULAs, set custom-type fee scales, choose distribution channels, and build a brand around type specimens.

• Kadenze
• 18 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

School of Visual Arts

Sound Essentials

Record professional sound for video: capture and sync interview dialogue, choose microphones, mixers and preamps, and use ambient sound and music to set tone.

• Kadenze
• 30 hours
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course